Fasciitis

Inflammation process in fascia

Medical condition

Fasciitis

Fascia
Pronunciation|

* /ˌfæʃiˈaɪtɪs/

Specialty| Rheumatology

Fasciitis is an inflammation of the fascia,[1] which is the connective tissue surrounding muscles, blood vessels and nerves.

In particular, it often involves one of the following diseases:

* Necrotizing fasciitis
* Plantar fasciitis
* Ischemic fasciitis,[2] classified by the World Health Organization, 2020, as a specific tumor form in the category of fibroblastic and myofibroblastic tumors.[3]
* Eosinophilic fasciitis
* Paraneoplastic fasciitis

## References

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1. ^ "fasciitis". TheFreeDictionary. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
2. ^ Kuyumcu G, Zhang Y, Ilaslan H (December 2019). "Case 272: Decubital Ischemic Fasciitis". Radiology. 293 (3): 721–724\. doi:10.1148/radiol.2019171255. PMID 31751192.
3. ^ Sbaraglia M, Bellan E, Dei Tos AP (April 2021). "The 2020 WHO Classification of Soft Tissue Tumours: news and perspectives". Pathologica. 113 (2): 70–84\. doi:10.32074/1591-951X-213. PMC 8167394. PMID 33179614.

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Classification|

* ICD-10: M72.9
* ICD-9-CM: 729.4
* MeSH: D005208

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Soft tissue disorders

Capsular
joint|

| Synoviopathy|

* Synovitis/Tenosynovitis
* Calcific tendinitis
* Stenosing tenosynovitis (Trigger finger)
* De Quervain syndrome
* Transient synovitis
* Ganglion cyst

* osteochondromatosis
* Synovial osteochondromatosis
* Plica syndrome

* villonodular synovitis
* Tenosynovial giant cell tumor

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Bursopathy|

* Bursitis
* Olecranon
* Prepatellar
* Trochanteric
* Subacromial
* Achilles
* Retrocalcaneal
* Ischial
* Iliopsoas
* Synovial cyst
* Baker's cyst
* Calcific bursitis

Noncapsular
joint|

| Symptoms|

* Ligamentous laxity
* Hypermobility

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Enthesopathy/
Enthesitis/
Tendinopathy|

| upper limb|

* Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder
* Shoulder impingement syndrome
* Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration
* Rotator cuff tear
* Golfer's elbow
* Tennis elbow

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lower limb|

* Iliotibial band syndrome
* Patellar tendinitis
* Achilles tendinitis
* Calcaneal spur
* Metatarsalgia
* Bone spur

other/general:|

* Tendinitis/Tendinosis

Nonjoint|

| Fasciopathy|

* Fasciitis: Plantar
* Nodular
* Necrotizing
* Eosinophilic

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Fibromatosis/contracture|

* Dupuytren's contracture
* Plantar fibromatosis
* Aggressive fibromatosis
* Knuckle pads

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